BENGALURU: Several days after India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla entered the International Space Station (ISS), Isro, stating that “space is a domain best explored together,” said its participation in the Axiom-04 mission echoes that spirit. Axiom-4 follows in the legacy of international cooperation that sent Rakesh Sharma to space in 1984 aboard the Soviet Soyuz,…
NEW DELHI: As foreign minister S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with US defence secretary Pete Hegseth, the latter expressed hope that the US can complete several major pending defence sales to India and expand shared defence industrial cooperation. Noting mutual concern about the danger of aggression in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a US…
PUNE: Passengers on board a Goa-to-Pune SpiceJet flight (SG-1080) had a scare on Tuesday evening when a window panel was found dislodged while the plane was midair.The airline played down the incident, saying the window part that had come off was “a non-structural trim component, fitted onto the window for the purpose of shade”.But a…
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday voiced deep concern over the abduction of three of its nationals in Mali, a country grappling with a fresh wave of terrorist attacks. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the Indian workers, employed at the Diamond Cement Factory in Kayes, were taken hostage…
NEW DELHI: Netas of the INDIA bloc met the Election Commission on Wednesday to question the timing of the special intensive revision (SIR) of the Bihar electoral roll, saying it comes too close to the ensuing assembly poll. They also complained that EC’s guidelines, including only those who are ‘ordinarily resident’ in a constituency, may…
NEW DELHI: ED, which is looking to launch a probe into alleged money laundering by Bikram Singh Majithia, has found the charges against him to be prima facie based on conjectures and statements made by the accused.Sources said details shared so far with ED by Punjab’s vigilance bureau which recently arrested Majithia, show that the…
The 14th Dalai Lama’s announcement of a succession plan, ruling out any Chinese role in the matter, set off a firestorm with the Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, saying in a detailed response that the reincarnation must comply with “religious rituals and historical conventions as well as Chinese laws and regulations”.While it’s still early…
NEW DELHI: A delegation of 11 opposition parties met the Election Commission on Wednesday and objected the ongoing intensive revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar just months ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.The delegation dubbed the exercise as “Votebandi” and claimed that this will put democracy in the state “under threat”Briefing the media after…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his five-nation visit on Wednesday when he landed in Ghana. He was welcomed at the airport by President John Mahama. PM Modi was greeted with a 21-gun salute and a guard of honor upon his arrival.PM Modi will be in Ghana from July 2–3, at the request of President John…
NEW DELHI: An encounter between security forces and terrorists broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar on Wednesday.According to the officials, the encounter started after the J&K police, assisted by the Army and the CRPF, launched an operation in Kuchal area of Chatroo following inputs about terrorists’ presence.“Op CHHATRU: Based on specific intelligence a joint…
